Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

18th-17th century BCE (Old Syrian) Citation

Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. This seal depicts two standing figures with their arms raised approaching a third figure who also has his hand raised. A head, possibly depicting the Egyptian god Bes, as well as a...

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20550
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.684

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